Preston L. Pugh

Liz Young provides tax counsel to private and public real estate investors, private equity sponsors, real estate developers, and tax exempt organizations to finance community development projects across the U.S. What do you focus on? Transactional Tax Experience I started my legal career in the international tax department of one of the largest professional services firms in the world. There, I handled complex inbound and outbound tax planning and tax compliance for multinational clients, dom...

Louis Cohen is a senior counsel in the firm's Litigation/Controversy Department, and a member of the Appellate and Supreme Court Litigation Practice Group. He joined the firm in 1967. Mr. Cohen served as Deputy Solicitor General of the United States from 1986-1988, and focuses on US Supreme Court and other appellate litigation and corporations law. Mr. Cohen’s appellate practice has included more than fifty cases on the merits in the US Supreme Court and a large number of cases in the c...

Tom Dunlap is a founding partner of Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig, a veteran-owned law firm with more than 75 attorneys nationwide. He is a former Army officer and special prosecutor who has tried cases to verdict in state and federal court, including a $31 million patent jury verdict in the Eastern District of Texas, and has handled six appeals in the Federal Circuit. His practice is government contracts and intellectual property, chiefly trademarks and patents. He is lead counsel on the firm'...

Joanna has extensive experience advising clients on health and welfare plan compliance with ERISA, the Internal Revenue Code, HIPAA, and the ACA. In addition, she monitors 401(k) plans and pension plans on a day-to-day basis for compliance with the Internal Revenue Code, ERISA, and other relevant laws and regulations, and has experience bringing executive compensation plans into compliance with Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code. Learn more about their practice.

Larry W. Caudle, Jr. is an attorney with Kraftson Caudle in McLean, Virginia, where he focuses his practice on Construction Law and Litigation - Construction. His work includes representation of owners, contractors, subcontractors, and engineers on heavy civil, highway, and transportation projects. Larry advises clients on claim preparation and analysis, provides real-time guidance during active construction, assists with claims avoidance, and represents parties in alternative dispute resolut...

David Reina has extensive experience in a wide range of real estate transactions, including acquisitions and dispositions, joint ventures, development projects, acquisition and construction financings, leases, and real estate fund formations. David represents various owners, operators, investors, developers, universities, landlords, tenants and managers in a broad range of transactional work for multifamily, build-for-rent, hospitality, office, industrial, university and mixed-use projects th...

Michele Bartoli Cain practices in the following areas of law: Personal Injury ; Medical Malpractice ; Dental Malpractice ; Automobile Accidents and Injuries Michele Bartoli Cain earned her B.A. cum laude at North Carolina State University , and was inducted ito the following Honor Societies: Pi Sigma Alpha; Blue Key and then Golden Chain. Based on her university-wide contribution, she was named Outstanding Senior Sorority Woman. While a law student at Wake Forest University , she excelled at ...

Michael J. Rustum is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Energy Law. Michael J. practices law in Washington, District of Columbia Best Lawyers has recognized Michael J. Rustum since 2024. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Michael J. Rustum is held by other lawyers.

Jeremy S. Schneider is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Litigation - Labor and Employment. Jeremy S. practices law in Reston, Virginia Best Lawyers has recognized Jeremy S. Schneider since 2024. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Jeremy S. Schneider is held by other lawyers.

Lisa Banks is a founding partner of Katz Banks Kumin LLP, where she concentrates her practice on sexual harassment and whistleblower retaliation , as well as employment discrimination, Title IX, SEC and CFTC whistleblower tips, and contractual employment disputes. Considered to be one of the leading attorneys of the #MeToo movement, Ms. Banks has successfully litigated employment discrimination and whistleblower protection cases at the trial court and appellate level for over 25 years. Ms. Ba...